Hello everyone. I know it's been a while since I updated and I didn't know which story I should update so I got Sakura Sama101 to help me decide. She picked this one and another one for which I didn't have the next chapter finished. sweat drops Lol. So yeah, I know it's been a while so here is the new chapter. And thank you all who have reviewed and read this far. I have a really big plot for the next two chapters so I hope that you will all enjoy it. :D:D

A Trip to the Land of Waves

Hinata looked away with a blush on her face and I watched Sasuke glare at me before looking forward. 'What's his problem?' I glared at the back of his head before everyone was seated and Iruka Sensei started talking.

"As promised, today is testing your jutsus to see which of you are struggling to progress. Everyone get in a line and let's see what you can do," he told us with a near yawn.

I smirked at the thought, yet Sakura raised her hand.

"Sensei, are we allowed to use any jutsu we like? Or does it have to be one that you've taught us?" she asked with a facial expression I couldn't see, though her voice sounded thoughtful.

"You may use any jutsu."

I smirked with evil thoughts, knowing what jutsu I would use, even if it ended up destroying the classroom. 'Time to turn up the heat...' Everyone got out of their seats and into a line up the stairs, me and Hinata being last with Kiba in front of us.

"So you ready for that trip tomorrow Hinata?" I asked her, wondering if it was the trip that was bothering her before.

"N-not really… I'm a little nervous… This will be my first time leaving the Hidden Leaf Village," she explained quietly, folding her handing together.

"It'll be alright Hinata. We'll be there to keep you safe, right Suzu?" Kiba said with a grin as he turned to face us.

Akamaru was on his head today, and he barked with agreement.

"Yeah, we'll make sure nothing happens," I replied with a wide grin, placing my hand on her head for assurance.

"Try again Naruto," Iruka's voice said from the front of the room.

The line had moved up a bit and there was a big gap in front of Kiba from us not moving. Naruto was trying his clone jutsu again, obviously not able to do it properly. I had to wonder what jutsus we had missed witnessing though. I knew that most were probably just clone. Lots of people in the room were not yet fit to become true ninja, and they would have to find that out the hard way; Naruto especially. He may have had the spirit, but he didn't seem to be able to control his chakra properly. 'I guess as long as he tried then it's good enough.'

"Is that really the best you can do? You're such a loser!" one of the kids laughed just halfway down the line.

The look on Naruto's face really bothered me, causing a small growl to form in my throat.

"Why don't you leave him alone?" I growled at them angrily, breaking all sources of laughter, "Only a coward who can do no better would make fun of someone else. Now I suggest you back down before I shove a kunai up your ass!"

Everyone stared, some with fear on their faces. Iruka just looked at me with a disapproving face, but I didn't care. Even Naruto looked at me like I was crazy, which was something I wasn't going to deny. 'I can't believe I just stood up for a guy… That was stupid…' I inwardly scolded myself as I realized what I had just done.

"Let's see your jutsu Sasuke."

Sasuke stepped forward as Naruto went back to his seat, glaring at Sasuke. He did his hand signs, ones that I knew well because I too knew the jutsu.

"Fire Style; Fireball jutsu!"

Everyone watched as his hand was raised to his mouth and he began to blow a flame that grew. 'Well there goes that jutsu… I'll just have to summon llama, like I said I would.' Sasuke obviously passed with flying colours.

"So, what jutsu are you going to use Hinata?" Kiba asked her, trying to strike up some sort of conversation.

"I-I think I'll just do a clone jutsu," she laughed nervously, "What about you Suzu?"

I looked at her with a small smirk, "That's my little secret."

Things fell silent again, an awkward silence. 'I must have ruined the talking mood… I can't wait to just get home.' As I continued to think, I didn't realize that it was already Hinata's turn. When a cloud of smoke appeared, it snapped me out of thought. An exact duplicate of Hinata was standing beside her, with hands in the same position. It was hard to tell which one was the fake.

"That was very well done Hinata," Iruka Sensei said as she closed the jutsu with a relieved sigh.

"Good job Hinata," I said with a smile as I pulled a kunai from my pocket and my brown scroll.

'Alright llama… let's do what we do best.' Slicing my thumb, I dropped the kunai, slid the scroll open and ran my thumb along the paper.

"Earth Style; Llama Pursuit jutsu!"

Another cloud of smoke formed and my llama stood before me, wagging its tail slightly.

"Aw, it's so cute!" Ino said happily.

My llama made its upset burping noise at seeing all the people in the room.

"It's alright llama, no one's gunna attack," I laughed, walking up to it and patting its head.

"Alright, everyone going to the Land of Waves tomorrow may leave to go pack what they haven't already packed. The rest of you will stay here and learn some History of the ninja way," the sensei said with a rather bored tone.

"Woo hoo!" Ino and Naruto shouted happily.

'Great, I haven't even started packing yet…'

Alright llama, let's go home," I said as I turned to go to the door.

My llama followed after me, who was followed by Hinata.

"T-that was a pretty awesome jutsu Suzu," she complimented me.

"Well I've had a lot of practice at it," I laughed, "I was going to do the fireball jutsu, but Sasuke beat me to it… You did pretty awesome yourself. I really couldn't tell the difference."

A happy smile appeared on her face.

"Do you really mean that?"

"I'm serious. Which one were you? The right one or the left one?" I laughed with a smile.

"I-I'm not going to tell." She laughed as well.

"You keep practicing to become better Hinata and believe in yourself. If you ever need anything, just come get me alright?" I said as I placed my hand on her head to ruffle her hair, "I have to get home and get some things ready, so I'll see you tomorrow."

Hinata nodded her head and we went down the hallway in opposite directions. My llama followed me towards home and I was hoping that if I got lost along the way, it could lead me home instead.

In the morning, I was one of the first ones at the village gate. Naruto, Shikamaru, Sakura, and Kiba were there with me, waiting for our classmates and sensei.

"Man, this is such a drag. While we're on time, the rest of the group decides to be late," Shikamaru groaned as he looked up towards the sky.

It was going to be a sunny day; no clouds in sight and the sun had already started to rise. 'I really wish this guy would stop complaining…'

"So you as excited about this as we are Suzu?" Kiba asked me as he patted me on the shoulder.

"Not really, but it will be interesting if nothing else," I said with a fake smile.

'I don't want to lead them all into danger… If that stupid shinobi finds out I'm in the village, then everyone will be at risk…' My eyes wandered around the area, searching for anyone.

"What about you? Are you excited about leaving the Hidden Leaf Village?" I asked Kiba with a small smirk.

"I'm up for an adventure," he laughed, taking his hand back.

"Come on Iruka Sensei," Naruto groaned with impatience, fidgeting where he was sitting.

Everyone had a backpack with clothes and personal stuff. I seemed to be the only one without a bag full of stuff. I had my kunai, shuriken, and my summoning scrolls in my pockets, ready to be drawn at any moment. 'I wondered what's taking everyone so long.'

"Finally," Shikamaru said with a groan as the other classmates came.

Iruka Sensei came last, leaving the students to be very upset with him.

"All right, let's head out. We're running so this is a test of endurance," he said, leading the way out of the village to the forest outside.

Hinata walked up to me with her back pack on her shoulder, showing that she was ready to go.

"Are you ready for this Hinata?" I asked her with a smirk.

"Y-yes. I will go for as long as I can," she said with confidence.

"Well, if you pass out, then one of us will have to carry you," Kiba said with his own smirk.

I had to laugh at his words.

"But what happens when you pass out Kiba? Is someone going to carry you? Or do we have to leave you behind?" I mocked with laughter.

"Alright, it's a challenge then. First one to pass out loses," Kiba said proudly, getting ready to run with Akamaru at his side.

Sasuke came over with an amused smile, "Can I join your challenge?"

I looked at Kiba, who looked at me with a cocked eyebrow before returning out gaze to the hard haired Uchiha. The question caught Naruto's ears and he looked our way with a glare of suspicion.

"I guess you can, but if we reach there and we're all still standing, then the one with the highest amount of chakra wins," I stated, getting ready to run as well.

"If Sasuke's in, then I want in too," Naruto proclaimed, glaring at Sasuke.

Both Kiba and I sighed while shaking our heads.

"Fine."

Sakura and Ino looked at us with cocked eyebrows.

"So what happens if one of you four ends up carrying someone?" Ino asked, pointing towards us.

"I'll still count as if we're running on our own," Kiba said with a small shrug.

'That doesn't really sound fair… but whatever. It'll work out…'

"Hey, can I declare the winner when we get there?" Sakura asked, raising her hand.

"Only if you're not just going to pick Sasuke," Ino scoffed with suspicion.

Sakura blushed before glaring at Ino.

"I would do no such thing!"

With the two now bickering, I turned my attention to the quiet Hinata who was standing beside me.

"Are you not joining in?" I asked her with some worry.

"N-no thank you. I'll try to keep up with you as best I can though," she replied, smiling at my offer.

"All right everyone. Let's head out. And to those who are making this a competition, try not to get lost on your way," Iruka Sensei explained with a glance toward us, "There are many dangerous ninja out there, so not all of them are friendly. Try not to get yourselves in a position where you have to draw attention to you."

'Yeah, I'll do a great job of drawing attention once we get there… Especially if that stupid shinobi is there.' With some agitation, I grunted at the thought as Ino started to count down.

"On your mark… Get set… Go!"

Everyone took off into the depths of the forest, Hinata and I taking to the trees instead of the ground. Sasuke also seemed to take to the trees, only in a different direction. Kiba and Naruto ran on the ground. The rest of the class seemed to follow after us, though not as fast.

"Want me to slow down a bit Hinata? Or do you think you can make it?" I asked her, looking back as we went across the tree branches with chakra in our feet for balance.

"I think I'm good," Hinata replied quietly, running along the branches beside me.

When my eyes looked at her almost white ones, I caught sight of veins and was surprised to see them. 'What is that? Is it a Kekkei Genkai as well?'

"What jutsu are you using?" I asked her, wondering what it was and how it worked.

"It's the Byakugan. I-it's a Hyuga clan trait… like the Uchiha's Sharingan. It allows me to see chakra and chakra points where I could cut off your chakra flow…" she explained quietly, wondering if I understood what she was talking about.

"I see. So you can see through the forest without a problem," I laughed slightly with a smirk.

'That would be perfect to be able to cut off someone's chakra flow. That way it would be easier to win in a battle…' The thought was amusing and kept it in mind as we ran on. When about half an hour passed, I could hear the sound of someone else through the trees.

"Hinata, is someone else coming?" I asked, glancing to the right suspiciously at the noise.

As I waited for an answer, it never came.

"Hinata?" I wondered, looking back to see where she was.

She wasn't there anymore and I jumped to the ground with worry. 'She better be alright… If she got hurt then it'll all be my fault…' Repressing the dark thought, I ran back the way I had come, panting from my amount of effort.

"Hinata! Hinata where are you?" I called through the forest.

'Damn it Hinata. Where did you do?' My golden eyes caught sight of her dark blue hair on the ground.

"Hinata!" I called her, stopping at her side with worry.

The sound of someone coming closer could be heard and I glanced over my shoulder to see if they were in sight. 'No one…' Hinata was passed out from using too much chakra for a constant period of time. Grabbing her hand, I pulled her onto my back piggy back style and jumped back into the trees to continue before that person or thing found me. 'Well, if someone else is going this way then I must be going the right way…' I put more chakra into my feet for more balance and speed.

"She passed out already?" Kiba's voice asked from behind me.

"Seems like it. I think she used too much chakra to keep up with me. I asked her if she wanted me to slow down but she said would probably be alright," I replied, still running.

I heard Kiba laugh slightly at my words and Akamaru's panting.

"What about you? How are you holding up?" he asked me with some amusement in his tone.

"Probably better than you," I mocked with a smirk.

"We'll see about that when we get to the Land of Waves!" he laughed and Akamaru barked with agreement.

It didn't take much longer to reach the gate of the Land of Waves. By the time we made it, it was late afternoon and we were tired, though trying not to show it. Hinata started to wake up by the time we got there. 'Figures… She wakes up after we arrive…' So far, it was only Kiba, Hinata, Akamaru, and I.

"So Hinata, did you have a nice little nap?" I asked her with a small laugh.

I watched her immediately blush, "I-I'm sorry Suzu. I guess I wasn't…"

"That's not true, so don't even finish it. I was just going too fast," I stated, knowing it was the truth.

Naruto came running out of the trees, followed by Sasuke after a few seconds.

"Ha! I beat you Sasuke!"

"It wasn't a race, you loser," Sasuke said, panting from being tired as well.

Naruto collapsed onto the ground and everyone else came through the trees with a slow jog. 'They must have been going faster than I would have given them credit for…' I flopped down beside Hinata and crossed my legs.

Sakura came forward, glancing at the four of us that had competed to get there.

"Naruto has the lowest amount of chakra left. Sasuke and Suzu are about the same and Kiba is close behind them. So I guess Suzu and Sasuke win," Sakura said with a smile.

'I can' only imagine why.' With a smirk, I got to my feet and helped Hinata up.

"All right everyone. I hope that you will all be on your best behavior and not destroy everything you touch," Iruka Sensei said as he walked ahead of us, through the gates to the village.

Everyone followed after him, Shikamaru dragging Naruto by the back of his shirt. 'Great, old home sweet home… This place hasn't really changed all that much.'

"Naruto, Sasuke, Suzu, Shikamaru, Ino, Hinata, Kiba, and Sakura can all go in one group and the rest of you can come with me. By the end of the day, I expect all groups to come up with a way how the ninja from the Land of Waves are different from the ninja in the Hidden Leaf Village," the sensei explained, separating us into the two groups.

'They use water types of jutsu and we base ours off of other skills. There, I'm done.' When the sensei was out of sight, I turned to walk down the street.

"Where are you going?" Ino asked me.

"I already know the difference, so why bother looking for it? I'm going for a walk around the village. Any girl who wants to come can. Other requests will be denied," I said rather coldly.

Hinata, Ino, and Sakura followed after me, and the guys went in another direction.

End of Chapter 4

Hello again. :D:D It was sort of more or less a filler chapter or whatever you want to call it since it's leading up to the next few chapters. :D:D I have it all planned out for like the next three or four chapters so no worries my friends. :D:D And I don't have to work till Thursday! Isn't it amazing?! I can get so much stuff done just because I don't have to work! I love it. :D:D So I'll try to update some more this week on whatever I feel like. :D:D Alright, so thank you for reading and I hope that you'll all wait for my next chapter. :D:D Bye, bye for now, please R&R!